I've been away with husband Simon for 3 months visiting 18 countries......flew to Moscow, train to Hong Kong via Siberia & Mongolia, & back by sea. It was an amazing trip & I may post a blog if I ever get around to sorting through my thousands of photos.
However, it's great to be home & yesterday I had a very enjoyable day out in the sunshine with the Devon Birds group. We met up at the RSPB car park at Exminster Marsh & wandered around the circular route. We saw several Lesser & Common Whitethroat, Cetti's, Reed & Sedge Warblers, Hobbies, Whimbrel & Dunlin.
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| Devon Birds.... |
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| The Lesser Whitethroats were in the hedge by the railway |
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Trying to find the vocal but elusive Reed Warblers...a raised hide would be useful!
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| A lovely day for to wander.... |
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| ...or just stand about looking & listening |
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| A spot of bog hopping required.... |
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| ...and Dave gallantly brought up the rear to fend off the cows! |
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| A brief stop at the Turf for the Whimbrel |
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| ..and back along the canal path where we actually saw a Sedge Warbler & a Cetti's singing |
After lunch most people headed off, but 5 of us stayed on at Powderham Marsh. We had a lovely wander to the viewpoint, where we sat in the sunshine for over an hour. We had fantastic views of a Sedge Warbler & Lesser Whitethroat, and added Swift, Peregrine, Stonechat & Reed Bunting to the list. However the highlight was Cirl Bunting, with one male briefly appearing on the bird table below the viewpoint, and another 2 in a ploughed field on the way back to the car park. The Lapwing chicks were pretty cute as well!
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| A great way to while away the afternoon! |
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